If you're going to try Elmers, you can just water it down to make it a little more liquidy. I would go for a 1:3 glue to water ratio and try that out. The Pledge is really easy to use though and makes fast results!

It appears that Pledge has a new look for their packaging and it comes in a yellow cap now. Based on the picture in your blog and what I am seeing everywhere else online, that is what I am gathering.Anyone else notice this?

Storage is just where my clear ornaments came from- this was the perfect project for them! I did mix some colors together and even tried doing one color glitter on the bottom with a different color on top... I had mixed results but it was fun to experiment! If you try it out and don't like the results, you can simply wash the ornament out and let it dry and try again! The green ornament to the right of the blue ornament above was a mixed colored glitter ornament :)

Tried the snowman with elmers glue and water worked really good makes it look like snow but with colored glitter not so well so im trying the pledge for those. For the face I used tulip slick paint from walmart....luv this idea

Thank you so very much for posting this beautiful ornaments for us to make. I have been to the store and bought every thing that I need. I just hope the pledge that I bought is the right one. It has a blue cap on it. :-) I'm going to make them with my grandsons. Again, thank you for taking time to give to others! God Bless!!

I have also tried putting paint on the inside and had mixed results. You can see what a painted ornament looks like in this post: http://blog.craft-e-corner.com/2012/12/simple-fun-family-handmade-ornaments.html

Any floor finish will work. Just make sure you don't use floor CLEANER... you need something that has more stick than cleaner would have. There are a lot of brands out there, you'll have to check out the cleaning isles at your store to see what your store carries.

AH HA! The commenter above is correct. It appears Pledge has changed their packaging and the cap is yellow. On my way to get some now. The white glitter with the snowman face is particularly cute!http://www.walmart.com/ip/Pledge-Wood-Floor-Cleaner-27-oz/15028940Lisa

we just made these. we bought a different brand floor finish then pledge and it worked nicely. I just made sure it was a floor finish and not a floor cleaner. we also mixed different glitters in the same ball they turned out pretty neat looking and everyone very unique. thank you for sharing.

Hi, Im wondering if anyone in the UK has any advice on what to use instead of that particular pledge as we dont seem to get that type here (or at least not labelled the same). Thanks in advance as cant wait to try them!

i have done these at school and church. great for any age!!! they are cute with red glitter then wrap middle with black ribbon and attach the pop top off a soda can...makes a santa claus belly with a belt!!!

Louie. December 5, 2013@5:30. This is such a great idea and you can enjoy the beauty of the glitter, but at the same time protect your hands, face, rugs etc. from the glitter that falls off other ornaments every time they are handled. With the glitter on the inside you can still decorate the outside as you have shown with the snowman.

I have heard people use Poly Acrylic that can be found in the hardware store. I am not sure if it is available in the UK, but I would try going to a hardware store and looking for anything that dries clear and is used to protect a floor as that seems to be the only requirements. Others have also had luck with clear drying school glue.

Just finished trying this out. Super easy and turned out awesome. Excited to give them as gifts this year. I did have trouble finding the pledge floor finish. I literally went to 5 different places and found it at cvs, for more than what I wanted to pay for. I figured I could just use it for my floors or more ornaments next year. Thanks for posting an easy fun activity for the family.

I'm glad you were able to find it! I have heard others use Polyacrylic- which is expensive, but a little goes a long way as well. I've had the same bottle of Floor Care now for 2 years and made more ornaments this year with it- worked great! The ornaments I have from the original blog post here were just as sparkly this year as they have been for the last two years!